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3 dead at St. Louis workplace
Posted on January 07, 2010Not many details, but here's what the P-D has so far. Police think the gunman is still in the building, at last report. No word on the victims' conditions. Will update as information becomes available. UPDATE, 9:40 a.m. The authorities...
Open Thread ... Thursday
Posted on January 07, 2010Welcome back to the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. If you've seen an interesting story somewhere else, feel free to post a link below. As always, please follow our standard rules: Please sign your comments,...
Mo. sees HUGE drop in traffic fatalities
Posted on January 07, 2010Last year, the Missouri Highway Patrol recorded 860 fatal wrecks. In 2008, that number was 960.
Okla. man uses buttocks to smash ex's 72-inch TV, police say
Posted on January 07, 2010The ex-girlfriend is also his baby's mother.
Hatchet-toting girlfriend goes on booze-fueled rampage, cops say
Posted on January 07, 2010The couple had argued after her dogs messed up his cabin, authorities say. Then the gates of Hell opened up, and the girlfriend, who allegedly had been drinking, proceeded to attack his cabin with a hatchet and a .45-caliber handgun....
Driver, 92, hits diner, then orders breakfast, Fla. cops say
Posted on January 07, 2010From WESH-TV: The elderly driver was cited, after breakfast, for careless driving.
Charges filed in Lenexa bank robbery
Posted on January 07, 2010From the U.S. Attorney for Kansas: Franklin Landavazo, 33, Las Vegas, Nevada, is charged with one count of robbing by force, violence, and intimidation, Bank of the West, Lenexa, Kansas, on December 29, 2009. A federal criminal complaint filed on...
Chicago might drop police entrance exam
Posted on January 07, 2010I am sure this will help improve the quality of Chicago's police force ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, JoJo!
30 days for alleged victim who refuses to testify
Posted on January 07, 2010In Douglas County, a judge has ordered a man to spend 30 days in jail because he refuses to testify against two men, one of them a KC guy, who allegedly tried to rob him. (He ended up shooting them...
4 deaths on Mo. roads over New Year's holiday
Posted on January 07, 2010Actually, none of those fatalities occurred on Dec. 31 or Jan. 1, but the highway patrol's counting period extended to Jan. 3. Two of the deaths were in Bates County, which is part of Troop A. Guess how many DUI...
The child's birthday party from Hell
Posted on January 07, 2010Yesterday, we had a post about a Wisconsin woman who allegedly served Mike's Hard Lemonade and champagne to the children attending her daughter's birthday party. The kids ranged in age from 11 to 14. You would think, wow, that's a...
Fight over TV volume spirals out of control
Posted on January 07, 2010It's from Sheboygan. At some point, someone flung a pot of rice at the other party.
Holocaust Museum shooter was Mo. native
Posted on January 07, 2010I'd forgotten this, but James von Brunn -- the guy who killed museum guard Stephen Tyrone Johns earlier this year -- was originally from the St. Louis area and had a degree from Washington University.
Mom left kids in freezing car while she tanned, police say
Posted on January 07, 2010The case is from Connecticut. One kiddo is 3 years old, and the other isn't yet 1. The car wasn't running, despite the temperature being about 19 degrees, police allege.
Funeral homes gave brain in bag to family, suit claims
Posted on January 07, 2010Lawsuit in 3 ... 2 ... Hat Tip: Many thanks, cripjak!
Another search tied to church investigation
Posted on January 07, 2010Jackson County deputies searched another home Wednesday as part of its investigation of the New Covenant Faith Center, aka the House of Prayer. This house is not far from the church and another home that were raided late Monday. Tony...
Where is Bradyn Fuksa?
Posted on January 07, 2010From Olathe PD: The Olathe, Kansas Police Department is seeking information on the whereabouts of a 22-year-old Missing Adult, MICHAEL "BRADYN" FUKSA. Bradyn was last seen in the Olathe, KS area on 07-15-09. The last known contact with Bradyn was...
Man accused of trespassing on his own land
Posted on January 07, 2010The defendant, a gentleman from Wisconsin, was actually Tasered when he confronted a construction company that didn't have a right to be on his land. The story doesn't say anything about the company facing any repercussions. Hat Tip: Many thanks,...
Olathe releases results from New Year's Eve patrol
Posted on January 07, 2010From Olathe PD: The Olathe KS P.D. conducted a saturation patrol on New Years Eve from 11:00 PM to 3:00 AM as part of a grant funded by the Kansas Department of Transportation. During the course of this enforcement effort,...
More about the Great McDonald's Freakout of 2010
Posted on January 07, 2010No word of any arrests yet, but Christine reports that KCPD got about a half-dozen "solid leads" on the woman who allegedly threw water and knocked over registers at the Mickey D's near Main and Linwood, reportedly because she wasn't...
"Uncle Ed" Muscare sentenced to 5 years
Posted on January 07, 2010For probation violations. Muscare, a former KC television personality, is a registered sex offender, owing to a sex crime involving a teenage boy back in the late 1980s. He reportedly violated his probation by posting clips to YouTube, which gained...
Should pregnant woman be punished for drinking, doing drugs?
Posted on January 07, 2010In Kentucky, a state legislator is pushing a bill that would charge women whose children are born with alcohol or illegal drugs in their system. Critics say it probably won't pass because officials worry such a law would lead these...
German cop accused of sex in church
Posted on January 06, 2010I spent half an hour thinking of puns. None of them could be printed without necessitating a visit to Human Resources.
Holocaust Museum shooter dies
Posted on January 06, 2010James von Brunn, the man charged with the fatal shooting at the Holocaust Museum in D.C., has died in a prison hospital.
Someone shoots blow-darts at ducks in south Florida
Posted on January 06, 2010I kept yelling "duck!" but they just sat there ...
Open Thread ... Wednesday
Posted on January 06, 2010Welcome back to the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. If you've seen an interesting story somewhere else, feel free to post a link below. As always, please follow our standard rules: Please sign your comments,...
Cop was OK to take man's gun, despite CCW permit, court says
Posted on January 06, 2010A federal appeals court says that a Massachusetts policeman was OK to pat down a lawyer carrying a concealed weapon and then seize the weapon, even though the man had a valid CCW permit. Snip: Officer Stern "executed a pat-frisk,"...
Now, THAT is a lovely mugshot
Posted on January 06, 2010I'm just wondering when they're going to bring charges against his barber.
Man rapes woman who tried to help him, police say
Posted on January 06, 2010From Christine Vendel: A man knocked on a woman?s door and asked for help to get his truck out of the snow, then allegedly raped her early today, Kansas City police said. The attack occurred about 1 a.m. near 37th...
Woman sues high school for letting her become a hooker
Posted on January 06, 2010From The AP: A Dutch court on Wednesday rejected a compensation claim by a woman who sued her former high school for allegedly failing to stop her from becoming a prostitute. Maria Mosterd claimed her school should have done more...
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Do parents have the right to NOT turn in a sexual offender?
No. The offender should be turned in regardless of any disability (1), or reason...
Can someone detained in a search w/ warrant, be charged with a crime related to the search if they were not arrested at the time of the search?
The police have fairly wide discretion on when they can make an arrest so long a...
I was a bookkeeper for a recreation center. The Center Director left and a new director took over. I went to work one day and some of my files were missing. I called our computer tech and her restored the files (I had ma
In order for a crime to be established you need to conclusively prove that the D...
If I was detained by citizens unlawfully, and then the police showed up...is everything they charged me with in-admissable?
Probably depends on the law of the state in which you live. Many states allow fo...
If I pay restitution, can I still be charged with a crime?
It sounds like the law in your area is treating it as a civil matter. That being...
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